Terrestrial protected areas in Iceland
Iceland: Terrestrial protected areas was 20.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 213 countries
All-time high
20.9
in 2024
All-time low
16.7
in 2014
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Iceland, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 20.9 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Iceland peaked at 20.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7, in 2014.
That places Iceland 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.2 | — |
| 2014 | 16.7 | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.5 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 19.9 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 20.3 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.8 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 20.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.9 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 20.9 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 20.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5, 97% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 20.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.13 | 16.7 | 20.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.6 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Iceland?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Iceland was 20.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Iceland ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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